On Saturday 27 November 2021, it was announced that the UK will bring in new measures to protect against COVID-19 following the detection of the Omicron variant. This also comes after other European countries impose further lockdowns and restrictions as the winter wave of COVID-19 continues to worsen.
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Dec
2021
In the months that have followed the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and the return to the workplace, the impact of the pandemic on employees’ mental health has started to show.
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Nov
Clarkslegal is delighted to announce that once again we have been recognised as a Top Ranked firm by Chambers and Partners for the following practice areas; Construction, Employment, Litigation and Real Estate.
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Oct
Sunday 10 October 2021 marks World Mental Health Day, with this year’s official theme announced by the World Federation for Mental Health as “Mental Health in an Unequal World”.
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We spend approximately 90,000 hours of our lives at work. The only thing we spend more time doing than working, is sleeping.
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Sep
The latest round in a bitterly fought contest in California over employment status, could set the tone for the gig economy and beyond.
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Aug
Sexual harassment in the workplace has been against the law for decades, but the UK Government has confirmed it will take steps to introduce a new legal duty in this area ’when parliamentary time allows’.
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Employment agency Reed has reported a 20% increase in the number of new positions offering unlimited annual leave as part of the benefits packages. Along with flexible working, it seems to be incentive employers are keen to explore and use as they compete to recruit the best talent from a pandemic weary workforce that values well-being and work-life balance.
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So called “Freedom Day” was justified by the government in part because of the huge success of the vaccine roll-out in England.
How much reliance can employers put on vaccination status when planning a safe return to the physical workplace?
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Jul
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been billed a staggering £87.9 million by HMRC for failing to correctly determine the tax status of its contractors.
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